Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

"Since when did I take relationship advice from you."

"Since you get to hold your mate in bed every night. Just calm the fuck down Jace, you'd know if she was injured. Besides, she's a tough cookie Cleo, you need to give her more credit. Fucking scared the shit out of me when she tried to threaten me." It sounded good to have my brother laugh.

"Threaten you, when?"

"When I found out she was pregnant, I might have dressed up and pretended to

be you..."

"What, when was this?" I have to fight against my urge to slam the breaks down to give the conversation my full attention, I needed to get home.

"You had just arrived with Callie, I knew...I knew you loved her, I was just trying to bide you some time. But she fucking knew, she knew it was me."

"Well the missing tats will do that."

"No, she knew, I was covered from head to toe. She wouldn't have done something to put her and your baby's life in danger. Just hear her out before you start pointing the finger."

Why is this the first I am hearing of Jaxon pretending to be me. Shit, I'm surprised Cleo didn't give him a black eye. She's innocent and squeaky clean...until you really get to know her. The privilege my siblings and I have had for all her life. Now I get to call her mine.

"I didn't know that, thank you brother."

"I knew you just needed time."

My heart warms before it is replaced with guilt. He went to great lengths to stop Cleo making decisions that would take her from me, he bought me time before I woke the fuck up.

But now his own mate could be bleeding out and I can't fucking help him.

never felt

bobbing as we drove into the Clear Water's gates, my foot not letting off the gas

door open, that urge to

because I couldn't trust myself not to react and lose control

name through the mind-link, pushing through any barriers she may have

I roar out only to find her already running towards me from the front door. "Jace!" She screams

my nose into the crook of her neck, letting her

the fuck

her going alone. I went in your

me carefully..." I place her feet back down on the

me, you do not do anything...no matter what

I understand

won't believe what

have done." She

her eyes moving

BUMS

She looks back to

be inside..." Jaxon grunts out before heading into the alpha

happened? Did

move that has my thumb pulling her lower lip from under her

signs of a rogue camp in the

guessing her with

it was a waste of a

did find something." I sigh out, pulling

"What?"